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Posted on June 4, 2010
I’m showing it who’s boss. The big old oak tree that dropped the limb and put a hole in my roof is coming down! I had several people give me quotes on trimming it up or taking it down completely. Johnny Downs of Downs Tree Service pointed out several places that indicated the tree most likely is rotting on the inside and possibly hollow. He and his crew were here early and worked all day but still didn’t get all the limbs off of it. They’re coming back tomorrow to finish it up.
Some of the limbs they took down today are bigger than a lot of the other trees in my yard. Some of the limbs were rotting and one sent a flurry of carpenter ants when it was cut. I googled carpenter ants and found they like to build nests in rotting trees. I’m curious to see what the truck looks like on the inside when they get closer to the ground with the cutting. With the way the limbs look, I think I made a good decision to have it taken down, especially since it’s only about six feet from the house.
Here are two photos, one as they were getting started this morning, the other is what it looked like at the end of the day. Tomorrow’s photo should be of “where the tree used to be”. I put a red box around the worker in the tree because he sort of blends in with the leaves. Gives you an idea of just how big this monster is.
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Posted on May 16, 2010
I actually took this photo late last night, after I had posted yesterday’s photo. Right after I posted yesterday’s photo I heard a loud “zzztttt” sound followed by a big pop, then the power went out. Since the sound was so close I went outside to see what had happened. At first I though lightning might have hit a transformer as we had storms off and on all day, but it wasn’t raining. I didn’t see anything unusual except the absence of lights. I went back inside and listened to the crickets chirp and a frog croak as the last bit of light faded from the sky. It was really a bit strange. No red, blue, or green blinking lights anywhere in the house….no lights on the cable box, modem, computers, no digital clock on the stove, microwave, or coffee pot. Total darkness.
What seemed like quite a while later I could here a big truck making its way slowly down my street. It was the power company repair truck. I went outside to see what was going on, as did several of my neighbors. The driver put the big supports down on the truck, then his partner got in the bucket and was raised up to the transformer. After they worked for a bit the power came back on. The driver came over to our little group of on lookers and told us a squirrel had tried to get in a spot it didn’t belong causing a fuse in the transformer to blow. He joked that the squirrel wouldn’t do it again though, because he was now “fried squirrel”. The workers also told us the power was out not only on our street, but also on the main road for about a quarter mile stretch, all because of the blown fuse from a nosey little squirrel.
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Posted on March 16, 2010
My 2010 Census form arrived in the mail. Many think this is a waste of time and money, but it’s very important that we all be counted just as our forefathers outlined in the Constitution. The census is the means by which the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives is determined and how many electors each state has in the Electoral College.
This will be the 23nd United States census.
- 1790 was the year the first census was taken. The U.S. population was just under 4 million.
- 1840 lists the U.S. population as just over 17 million.
- 1850 was the first year in which the census bureau attempted to record every member of every household, including women, children and slaves. Prior to 1850 only the heads of household were listed by name. Other family members were tabulated by age groups.
- 1890 marked the first census with results tabulated by a machine. This reduced the tabulation time from 7 years for the 1880 census to 2.5 years for the 1890 census.
- 1920 was the first census to record the U.S. population at more than 100 million people.
- 2000 lists the U.S. population at over 281 million.
Do I think the letter I got last week to say “your census form is on the way” was a waste of money and postage? Yes I do. Do I wish there was a way to complete the form online? Of course – maybe the 2020 census will be electronic! Am I going to complete my form and mail it back? YES, I am!! This will be the fifth census form I have completed. My parents, with their supervision, let me fill out the form for the 1970 census. 
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Posted on March 7, 2010
Here is another diner that has been in Cartersville since my dad was a boy, 4 Way Lunch. It is at a busy intersection of a four way stop. It was difficult to get a shot because of all the traffic. I had to focus between cars passing and then wait for a space between cars big enough to snap the photo. I got several with the backs and fronts of cars before I got a space big enough to get just the diner. If you think the photo looks a little bit crooked, look again. Compare the yellow line in the road to the bottom of the photo – pretty strait. The diner really looks like it is not level.
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Posted on March 5, 2010
This is Ross’s Diner in Cartersville, GA. My dad remembers going here as a boy in the late forties. Then it was called Ross’s Cafe. Back then you could get hambugers for fifteen cents and Cokes for a nickel. It is still in the original location in “downtown” Cartersville.
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Posted on February 17, 2010
I am so tired today. Long day at work, home late, ready to sit on the couch and rest. Didn’t get a chance to shoot anything earlier today. Looked in the sink…hmmm…at least I have colorful dirty dishes! I liked the accidental composition too.
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